Four Memory Types
These are curation conventions, declared by name, description and type frontmatter:
| Type | Purpose | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
user | Confirmed, scoped working preferences | Update when confirmed preferences change |
feedback | Lessons, applicability and evidence | Correct active guidance with a dated reason; preserve original evidence |
project | Non-obvious context and maintained work/decision pointers | Revalidate changing claims and genuine unresolved blockers |
reference | Where to find approved runbooks, research and patterns | Check references and versions when used |
Include source, audience, review status, and Why / How to apply for feedback and project entries. Metadata is not access control. A remembered “work autonomously” preference cannot grant production, spending, publication or destructive-action authority.